Nine BHS Students take Place in State High School Powerlifting Event; Ford Sets New Deadlift Standard
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on April 20, 2024
Nine Bridgeport High School students participated in last weekend’s West Virginia State High School Powerlifting Championships held 
Saturday, April 13 at the new Glen Elk Iron Gym in Clarksburg. Many different High Schools had representatives competing there Saturday.
Saturday, April 13 at the new Glen Elk Iron Gym in Clarksburg. Many different High Schools had representatives competing there Saturday.
The West Virginia High School State Championships are sanctioned by the West Virginia Powerlifting Association, member of the United States Powerlifting Association. The contest is separated and awarded in weight classes among two divisions. The first category is freshman and sophomore division, and the second category is the juniors and seniors division.
Powerlifting is comprised of three different lifts: the squat, the bench, and the deadlift. Each competitor gets three attempts at each style lift. Their best successful attempt for each lift is then counted towards their overall total. There are three judges for each attempt, and for an attempt to be considered a “good lift” it must have at least two of the three judges give a White Light (good) versus a Red Light (no good) for that attempt. Judges for the contest are USPA certified judges.
Lucca Ford, sophomore at Bridgeport High School, set a new West Virginia High School State Record in the feadlift for ninth and tenth grade in Unlimited Weight Class. The new record deadlift for that class is now 485 pounds.
Several pictures are shown in the gallery below.
Results for the Bridgeport High School Students participating are as follows:
9th/10th grade:
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132lb class:
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Squat
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Bench
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Deadlift
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Total
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Graham Vincent
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203
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154
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225
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582
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165lb class:
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Squat
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Bench
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Deadlift
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Total
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Anthony Liberati
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231
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159
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281
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672
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181lb class:
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Squat
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Bench
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Deadlift
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Total
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John Caputo
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303
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176
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341
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821
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220lb class
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Squat
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Bench
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Deadlift
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Total
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Bryson Lowther
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385
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303
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490
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1179
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Braedyn Yates
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281
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192
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363
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837
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Unlimited class:
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Squat
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Bench
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Deadlift
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Total
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Lucca Ford
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429
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253
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*485
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1168
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Alex McGinnis
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330
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176
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385
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892
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* New State Record
11th/12th grade:
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165lb class:
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Squat
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Bench
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Deadlift
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Total
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Jack Romano
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330
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242
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220
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793
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220lb class:
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Squat
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Bench
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Deadlift
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Total
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Ben Yurkovich
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413
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264
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402
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1080
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Editor's Note: Some of the Bridgeport participants are shown above. More submitted photos below.
